Summary

She remembers not to be surprised, to accept the gift of an impossible moment when she can. She knows it's not stratagem or subterfuge, that it will be over as unpredictably as it began, and when she needs to forget for an evening that’s enough for her.

There are other means of forgetting besides sex, of course, but none so quick to come by.

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"Jack lifts an eyebrow, and she passes him the card: fully custom-made, leather-backed on wood and letterpressed paper for the front. A grid, five by five, squares printed with words instead of numbers. Jack’s fingers rub the slightly textured lettering, and he blushes."

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a shared universe in 12 parts, spanning season 2 (SPOILERS through "Lay Down Your Burdens"). [parts by my collaborator aeonian are not archived here afaik.] written 2006-2009 for getyourtoaster. non-linear, so not necessarily in this order, and each story stands alone. all this will happen again